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Li Xiangjun's pretty face was filled with a hint of joy, just like a willow swaying and a flower smiling in its early glory; that kind of beauty was natural and pure, and particularly refreshing.
She had always suspected that Hou Fangyu was secretly planning to harm Qin Mu, which made her doubt Hou Fangyu's character. Now it seemed that she had misunderstood him.
Qin Mu gave her an affirmative answer: "Yes, I was able to fill the vacancy in Huichang this time thanks to the recommendation of Brother Chaozong and Brother Pijiang. Brother Chaozong and Brother Pijiang and I hit it off right away. In order to allow me to fill the vacancy as soon as possible, the two brothers ran around and took the trouble to negotiate, and even lowered their status to seek to be the disciple of the eunuch Han Zanzhou. Although I disdain to benefit from eunuchs, I don’t want to disappoint Brother Chaozong and Brother Pijiang’s kindness and righteousness, so I decided to take up the post soon. I should have thanked Brother Chaozong and Brother Pijiang this time, but I heard that Brother Chaozong has gone to Yixing to visit friends, and Brother Pijiang has returned to his hometown Rugao. I can only wait for the coming day."
Li Xiangjun's smile faded unconsciously. Donglin and the eunuch party have always been irreconcilable. Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang were willing to become eunuchs' disciples just for the sake of Qin Mu, whom they had just met. Based on her understanding of the two men, it was hard to believe that they would give up their pride and lower themselves to beg a eunuch. But Qin Mu's words were certain, and this kind of thing could not be faked, which made her very confused.
At this time, the maid brought fragrant tea, and Bian Saisai, who had been sitting quietly, relaxed gently and passed the tea to her.
Qin Mu smiled and nodded at her: "Thank you, Miss Saisai."
"Mr. Qin, you're welcome." Bian Saisai was about to offer tea, but she saw Qin Mu's hands wrapped like a futon, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. It was like serving a plate of bones to a toothless old woman to gnaw on, which was shabby.
"Mr. Qin, please have some tea." After a moment's hesitation, she picked up the blue and white teacup and presented it to Qin Mu's mouth.
Qin Mu was slightly surprised, but he didn't act too pretentiously. He took a sip of tea from her hand and thanked her: "I am sorry that Miss Saisai has suffered from my injury. Thank you, Miss Saisai."
Seeing Li Xiangjun looking at her, Bian Saisai looked a little bit girly. She said something else: "Master Qin is going to Huichang, and Nanjing has lost another talented person... Hey, Huichang? Master Qin is filling the vacancy of the magistrate of Huichang County in Jiangxi?"
"Yes, Miss Saisai seems to have doubts?"
"Master Qin, you can't go to Huichang. You can't go."
"Why can't I go?" Li Xiangjun asked quickly. She had a vague guess about something and her heart was suddenly troubled again.
"Sister, you don't know. I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, a Jiangxi official mentioned that there were bandits entrenched in Huichang, and they were causing great harm. The previous two county magistrates were killed in office. The court has been unable to suppress them so far. The Ministry of Personnel has sent officials to take up the post many times, but no one dared to take up the post. Now Huichang has been without an official for nearly a year, and I don't know how chaotic it is. Although Mr. Qin is talented and knowledgeable, he has no soldiers. How can he go to Huichang?"
"Thank you Miss Saisai for the reminder. I'm grateful for your kindness." Qin Mu's expression became extremely solemn, and he frowned as if he was weighing the pros and cons.
Li Xiangjun had an expression of disbelief on her face. She was so shocked that she didn't even notice that her sleeve had knocked over the teacup. Her clear eyes could not help but be filled with a layer of heat, and her heart was aching.
Finally I understood that Hou Fangyu pretended to befriend Qin Mu and even went so far as to grovel and beg a eunuch, just to push Qin Mu to death.
There was no hatred between Qin Mu and Hou Fangyu. It all started because he served Qin Mu some medicine.
She used to think that Hou Fangyu's talent and character were one in a million, and she went from admiration to love. She had infinite affection for Hou Fangyu and waited for him to redeem her.
I didn't expect the result to be like this. It would have been fine if he had made a fool of himself in the brothel, but because of his small act of repaying his benefactor, he actually pushed the person to death. With such a despicable character, how could he be a good man even if he had some talent
She swept her eyes, suddenly stood up, walked to the wall, picked up her beloved pipa, and smashed it hard against the wall. With a "bang" sound, Qin Mu and Bian Saisai both stood up and stepped forward to dissuade her.
"Sister Xiangjun, what are you doing?"
"Sister Saisai, you don't have to stop me. I have decided not to play the pipa anymore. What's the use of it?" Li Xiangjun looked petite and weak, but she had a strong character, otherwise there would not have been the blood-stained peach blossom fan in history.
Qin Mu's hands were injured, so it was inconvenient for him to snatch it, so he said, "Miss Xiangjun, are you going to break your promise?"
"Why do you say that, Mr. Qin?"
"Miss Xiangjun once promised me that she would play the General's Order for me again in the future. Miss Xiangjun, don't you remember?"
After hearing this, Li Xiangjun looked back at Qin Mu, silent.
Qin Mu smiled calmly and said, "If Miss Xiangjun wants to destroy this pipa because of me, there is no need to do so. The Ming Dynasty is now full of bandits, and it is not just Huichang that is plagued by bandits!"
"Master Qin still intends to take up the post?"
"good."
"No." Li Xiangjun and Bian Saisai shouted in unison. Li Xiangjun didn't care to look at Bian Saisai's embarrassment and rushed to say, "As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Huichang is plagued by fierce bandits. Two county magistrates have been killed. You are a civil servant. Although you have the talent to govern the country, you have to wait until the soldiers have wiped out the bandits before you can use them. It's too dangerous for you to go there now without any soldiers."
Qin Mu shook his front lapel lightly, sat back on the couch, and said calmly: "I have just thought it through. If Huichang was a peaceful place, I would definitely give up taking the post this time. It is precisely because Huichang is full of fierce bandits and the people are living in misery that I decided to take the post."
"Mr. Qin!"
"I am grateful for the kindness of Miss Xiangjun and Miss Saisai. However, when the court did not send us officials, we complained that we had no chance to realize our ambitions. Now that the court has sent us officials, we shrink back because of some difficulties. Is this the way to behave?"
Li Xiangjun and Bian Yujing looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to dissuade him.
Qin Mu smiled confidently and said, "Why don't men take Wu Gou and conquer fifty states? Back then, Ban Dingyuan rode out of Yumen and rushed to the border. If he had been afraid of a few obstacles, how could there be such a moving epic? Although I dare not compare myself to Ban Dingyuan, Huichang is just a bunch of petty thieves, so what's the point! The two girls just wait and see."
Qin Mu did not speak loudly, and his tone was calm from beginning to end, but every word he said exuded confidence, which made people believe him.
Li Xiangjun could not help but clap her hands and exclaimed, "How magnificent! A good man should be like this!" Then she ordered the maidservant, "Quickly bring some wine. I want to toast Mr. Qin with three cups."
After the maid brought the wine, Qin Mu spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "Forget it. I dare not trouble you two beauties again."
Li Xiangjun and Bian Saisai looked at his hands that were wrapped like a futon, and both covered their faces and chuckled. One of them was graceful and beautiful, while the other was noble and elegant. The two different kinds of beauty complemented each other, making people dizzy.
Next, Young Master Qin was really lucky. The two beauties, one raised his glass to toast each other, and the other held the glass to feed him. The strong aroma of wine, the faint body fragrance, the delicate jade-like skin, and the icy skin like mutton fat, all aroused his reverie.
Bian Saisai usually speaks very little and is not good at reciprocating, but when she meets a good guest or a soulmate, she becomes talkative. While the three of them were drinking, she spoke wittily and laughed gently. Qin Mu was secretly surprised. Could it be that he had become her soulmate
This is not good, is it appropriate to hug her left and right? I am a good person... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The three of them were already a little tipsy. Li Xiangjun's clothes were fragrant with the spring breeze, and she passed the green cup to her bare hands, saying, "My lord, you are extremely talented and can easily come up with excellent works, but you always hide your shortcomings when you come to me. My lord thinks I am ignorant and is unwilling to show me your excellent works."
"On the contrary, Miss Xiangjun is a woman of great talent and wisdom, so I am ashamed to show off my skills in front of her."
"Sir, you are too kind to me. I don't deserve your praise. I don't know when we will meet again. No matter what you say, I must not hide my incompetence today and leave a good work behind."
"Well, I'd rather obey than be respectful." Qin Mu put away his smile, looked at her lovingly and said:
The colorful clouds are flying with melancholy, and I wonder where the blue sky is.
There are no julibrissin flowers, and I am left leaning against the acacia tree in vain.
There is always a feeling of parting, which needs to be explained clearly.
The longest night is judged, and I am tired of the rain.
When the song "Shengcha Zi" was sung, the whole party fell silent. Only Li Xiangjun's slightly rapid breathing could be heard. There was already a hint of red on her cheeks, which now looked even more rosy than a delicate flower in full bloom.
Bian Yujing's smile seemed unchanged, but upon closer inspection, it was somewhat forced. Qin Mu's poem was tantamount to expressing his feelings to Li Xiangjun. She and Li Xiangjun were good sisters, and she should have been happy for her sister, but for some reason, she felt a sense of loss in her heart.
Li Xiangjun lowered her head, hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Qin is indeed worthy of his reputation. He can recite such a masterpiece with ease, and it is so natural. I am honored to hear it."
Hearing her answer, Qin Mu's eyes showed an inexplicable emotion, but he quickly joked, "Is it really a good work? Miss Xiangjun, are you also going to give me a few dozen taels of money as a reward for writing it?"
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ps: It’s almost 50,000 words. This amount of clicks makes me feel suffocated... ... ... ... ..
Forget it, I won't ask for tickets today. It's free now anyway. Let me say a few words. Today, I was in the car and heard a song by Tsai Chin. My thoughts suddenly flew to the other side of time. I was grateful for something that I seemed to have owned before, but I was always losing it.
I only listened to it once, but I remembered this line of lyrics: We can all predict the ending at the beginning, but what happened to the story later? Nothing happened, and nothing happened. Our story ended long ago. The river of time flows slowly... ... ..
I searched Baidu and found that this song is called "River of Time". I really like it! Of course, only people with stories will like this kind of song.
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